Integumentary System Flashcards
Thermoregulation to lower body temperature is achieved by:
- Evaporation of sweat
- Vasodilation
- Vasoconstriction
- 1, 2
- 1, 2, 3
1, 2
In tattooing, the pigments are placed at the:
- Epidermis
- Dermis
- Hypodermis
Dermis
Not present in thin skin:
- Stratum corneum
- Stratum lucidum
- Stratum granulosum
- Stratum spinosum
- Stratum basale
Stratum lucidum
Refers to stratum germinativum:
- Stratum corneum
- Stratum lucidum
- Stratum granulosum
- Stratum spinosum
- Stratum basale
Stratum basale
Sensory receptors are found at the:
- Hypodermis
- Dermis
- Epidermis
- 1, 2
- 1, 2, 3
1, 2
Not part of the skin:
- Epidermis
- Dermis
- Hypodermis
Hypodermis
True of the papillary layer:
- Thin and superficial.
- Characterized by peg-like projections.
- Made of dense irregular connective tissue.
- 1, 2
- 1, 2, 3
1, 2
The danger of burns include:
- Infections
- Dehydration
- Renal shutdown
- Reduced blood volume
- All of the above
All of the above
Sunburn is considered burns of the:
- First degree
- Second degree
- Third degree
First degree
Third-degree burns:
- Full-thickness burns
- Involve the entire thickness of the skin.
- Are not painful.
- 1, 2
- 1, 2, 3
1, 2, 3
Deep creases on palms are:
- Flexure lines
- Cleavage lines
- Epidermal ridges
Flexure lines
Which statement/s is/are FALSE?
- Cells in the dermis are fibroblasts, macrophages, and some white blood cells.
- Mitosis occurs in the stratum basale.
- Thick skin has 4 strata in the epidermis.
- Stratum corneum is the horny layer made of dead cells.
- None of the choices
None of the choices
Fingerprints refer to:
- Flexure lines
- Cleavage lines
- Epidermal ridges
Epidermal ridges
Superficial fascia:
- Epidermis
- Dermis
- Hypodermis
Hypodermis
Important to surgeons as skin heals more readily when an incision is made across these:
- Flexure lines
- Cleavage lines
- Epidermal ridges
Cleavage lines
True of the epidermis:
- With nerve fibers, blood vessels, and lymphatic vessels.
- Where hair follicles are found.
- Where oil and sweat glands are derived from.
- 1, 2
- 1, 2, 3
1, 2, 3
True of the epidermis:
- The youngest keratinocytes are found at the stratum germinativum.
- Most of the Langerhans cells are found in the prickly layer.
- Keratinocytes lose their nuclei and organelles at the granular layer.
- 1, 2
- 1, 2, 3
1, 2, 3
Which statement’s is/are FALSE?
- Merocrine sweat glands open into hair follicles.
- Apocrine sweat glands and sebaceous glands open into skin.
- Hair follicles contain stem cells.
- 1, 2
- 1, 2, 3
1, 2
Characterized with vesicles:
- First degree burns
- Second degree burns
- Third degree burns
Second degree burns
Partial-thickness burns are:
- First degree
- Second degree
- Third degree
- 1, 2
- 1, 2, 3
1, 2
Which reflects the correct order of the epidermal strata/layer from deep to superficial?
- basale, prickly layer, granulosum, clear layer, horny layer
- basale, spinosum, granulosum, corneum, lucidum
- germinativum, spinosum, corneum, lucidum, granulosum
- germinativum, spinosum, horny, lucidum, granulosum
- None of the choices
basale, prickly layer, granulosum, clear layer, horny layer
Third-degree burns:
- Nerve endings are destroyed.
- May require skin grafts.
- Both
- Neither
Both
Touch receptors:
- Langerhans’ cells
- Melanocytes
- Keratinocytes
- Merkel disc
Merkel disc
Melanin:
- A chemical pigment to prevent ultraviolet damage to skin cells.
- A product of keratinocytes.
- Provides antibacterial properties.
- None of these
A chemical pigment to prevent ultraviolet damage to skin cells.
In the stratum granulosum,
- The keratinocytes change in appearance and disintegrate.
- Langerhans’ cells are abundant.
- The keratinocytes are the youngest.
- All of these
The keratinocytes change in appearance and disintegrate.
Which statement/s is/are TRUE?
- Merocrine sweat glands open into the skin.
- Apocrine sweat glands and sebaceous glands open into hair follicles.
- Hair follicles contain stem cells.
- All of these
All of these
True of the Langerhans’ cells:
- Arise from bone marrow.
- Migrate to the epidermis.
- Are phagocytes that ingest foreign substances and help to activate our immune system.
- All of these
All of these
The dermis:
- Thinner than the epidermis.
- Supplied with nerve fibers, blood vessels, and lymphatic vessels.
- Has 3 layers.
- All of these
Supplied with nerve fibers, blood vessels, and lymphatic vessels.
Functions of the integumentary system:
- Protection
- Temperature regulation
- Sensation
- All of the above
All of the above
Layer of epidermis found only in thick skin:
- Stratum Corneum
- Stratum Lucidum
- Stratum Granulosum
- Stratum Basale
Stratum Lucidum
Youngest skin layer:
- Stratum Corneum
- Stratum Lucidum
- Stratum Granulosum
- Stratum Basale
Stratum Basale
Site of cell apoptosis:
- Stratum Corneum
- Stratum Lucidum
- Stratum Granulosum
- Stratum Basale
Stratum Granulosum
Burn injury affecting epidermis only:
- First degree
- Second degree
- Third degree
- Fourth degree
First degree
Third-degree burns:
- Nerve endings are destroyed
- May require skin grafts
- Both
- Neither
Both
The dermis:
- Is thinner than the epidermis
- Is supplied with nerve fibers
- Has 3 layers
- All of these are true about the dermis
Is supplied with nerve fibers
In tattooing, the pigments are placed at the:
- Epidermis
- Dermis
- Hypodermis
- None of these
Dermis
